Feast of Souls: Magister Trilogy, Book 1

C.S. Friedman, acclaimed author of The Coldfire Trilogy, returns to the epic style which has made her one of the most popular fantasy writers in the genre. In this first book of the trilogy, Friedman introduces listeners to a world of high fantasy, replete with vampire-like magical powers, erotic interludes, treachery, war, sorcery, and a draconic creature of horrific power and evil that will have listeners eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

When 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin - one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

Black Sun Rising: Coldfire Trilogy, Book 1

The Coldfire trilogy tells a story of discovery and battle against evil on a planet where a force of nature exists that is capable of reshaping the world in response to psychic stimulus. This terrifying force, much like magic, has the power to prey upon the human mind, drawing forth a person's worst nightmare images or most treasured dreams and indiscriminately giving them life. This is the story of two men. They are absolute enemies who must unite to conquer an evil greater than anything their world has ever known.

Of Sand and Malice Made

Çeda is the youngest pit fighter in the history of the great desert city of Sharakhai. In this brilliant new story, a prequel to Twelve Kings, she has already made her name in the arena as the fearsome, undefeated White Wolf. None but her closest friends and allies know her true identity. But this all changes when she crosses the path of Rümayesh, one of the sadistic creatures known as ehrekh which were forged long ago by the god of chaos.

Cephrael's Hand: A Pattern of Shadow and Light, Book 1

In Alorin...300 years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying, and the blessed Adept race dies with it. One man holds the secret to reverting this decline: Bjorn van Gelderan, a dangerous and enigmatic man whose shocking betrayal three centuries past earned him a traitor's brand. It is the Adept Vestal Raine D'Lacourte's mission to learn what Bjorn knows in the hope of salvaging his race. But first he'll have to find him....

Red Sister: Book of the Ancestor, Book 1

At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices' skills to deadly effect: it takes 10 years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don't truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder - guilty of worse.

Publisher's Summary

Kamala, a peasant woman, has claimed the powerful sorcery of the Magisters - the ability to draw on the power of the human soul without dying for it- as her own. But in her rise to power, she finds herself hunted by the brotherhood, and flees to a land where spells are warped by a fatal curse. It is a land that even Magisters fear.

Yes. Except, there were so many juxtaposing storylines that I was hoping to hear more of the main character development.

What other book might you compare Wings of Wrath to and why?

None. It has its own life unlike the other books I have listened to.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers?

Yes. She is a good reader.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

For the most part, Yes.

Any additional comments?

The recording of the chapters kept cutting short. Many of the chapters ended before the reader stopped reading causing the listener to not hear the final words of those chapters. That was unnerving!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Marco

levanto, Italy

12/02/15

Overall

Performance

Story

"good although not as good as the first one."

lots of things happen yet the story is a lot more focused and has been well driven.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Lestine Webb

San Diego, CA, United States

31/01/15

Overall

Performance

Story

"😬"

The first book was great and hooked me. This one not so much. Still will finish the series. I am no quitter.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Kindle Customer

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, United States

29/07/13

Overall

Performance

Story

"Story was just ok"

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes its a good read but not something I would read over and over again

Would you be willing to try another book from C. S. Friedman? Why or why not?

Yes

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Amazon Customer

18/05/17

Overall

Performance

Story

"I give up"

Any additional comments?

After almost giving up on books 1 and 2 numerous times, I have no interest in book 3.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Xeon

Bothell, WA

02/12/14

Overall

Performance

Story

"Some serious Man hate in these books"

What disappointed you about Wings of Wrath?

This writer really dislikes men. I don't mind an occasional surprise but I half way through this second book I could predict pretty much everything that was going to happen based solely on a characters gender. I got bored and perturbed by the end.

Has Wings of Wrath turned you off from other books in this genre?

Nope, just on books from this author.

Any additional comments?

I don't mind strong female leads in books, in fact I enjoy the change, which at first I thought that was what I was going to get. In the end though I realized this author must have had some pretty bad history with men because in her books no man has a chance.

2 of 4 people found this review helpful

Temporal Singularity

Lompoc, CA, United States

27/10/13

Overall

Performance

Story

"Nothing compelling here."

This review is of the entire trilogy:

After an interesting beginning, I was so hoping that there would be something about the main character that would make her interesting. Unfortunately that never happened. I was so disappointed. She was quite dull and shallow.

The author was too predictable. One of the problems I had was with how she would always kill off potential mates of the main character. Some of them started of quite interesting and likable. Yet you knew they were going to die like red shirted crewmen on Star Trek.

Most male characters were cookie cutter as well. They were mostly self centered, shallow, and misogynistic. Very few were worthy and noble. If they were, they were killed off by the author.

It is sad. There were a lot of missed opportunities with this series.

The narrator was not very good either. She is pretty flat and emotionless. She did not help the story at all.

Overall, I recommend passing on this series. There is nothing redeemable.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Jovia

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, United States

23/10/13

Overall

Performance

Story

"Not as good as the first one"

If you could sum up Wings of Wrath in three words, what would they be?

continued, slow, lost me for a bit

Would you recommend Wings of Wrath to your friends? Why or why not?

I would, as long as they read the first one and REALLY liked it. I think this book is a bit slower and you really must be invested to finish it.

What does Elisabeth Rodgers bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

she gives emotion, dont really realized that i'm listening to someone telling a story, feels like I'm just reading it in my head.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not particularly. The first one was, this one I didn't connect with as much

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

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